Today's Headlines - more at Metro

5/06/2009

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday May 6, 2009

Appeals court upholds MTA's victory over Bus Riders' Union
Los Angeles Times/LA Now

Bicing: Barcelona's Communal Bicycle Program Has Transformed The City
Huffington Post

Building on International Success Tapping Private Sector to Build New Roads
Reason

Could innovative transit help boost real-estate development?
EDF

Council Considers (Again) Removing Traffic Calming in Westwood
LA StreetsBlog

DOT Pandemic Flu Planning Guidelines
Transportation Research Board

Foothill Transit to introduce electric bus
The Transit Wire

GIRO celebrates 30 years of software development
PRLog

House Hearing on the Progress of Transportation and Infrastructure Programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board
Senate Hearing on the Department of Transportation's Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation Research Board

Literature Review for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
Transportation Research Board

Los Angeles area could lose $300 million to state budget balancing - A Schwarzenegger administration proposal would drain funds from cities and counties to help plug a huge budget hole. Skeptics say it's a ploy to scare voters into approving Propositions 1A-1F
Los Angeles Times

Mega-Regions and High-Speed Rail
Creative Class

Metrolink settles with Denise Tyrrell
LA Observed

Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in U.S.
Computer World

MTA sponsoring Bike to Work Day
Daily Breeze

NY Lawmakers Strike Deal to Rescue M.T.A.
New York Times

Opening of Union Station Almost Delayed By Kittens
BlogDowntown

Orange Line Extension Coming, Businesses Going
Curbed LA

Portland Bus Driver Says Let There Be Light…on Bikes
LA StreetsBlog

Predicting Performance with Traffic Analysis Tools
Transportation Research Board

Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Infrastructure: Capitalizing on International Experience
Transportation Research Board

Ray LaHood - G.O.P. Résumé, Cabinet Post, Knack for Odd Jobs
New York Times

Reinventing Transit
EDF

Save the Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009: Gold Line Foothill Extension Rally at Citrus College
I Will Ride

Seizing A Historic Moment In Urban Planning
Forbes

Trains And The City - With U.S. high-speed rail coming down the line, expect urban property booms
Forbes

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Will Discuss the Economic Stimulus Package at the National Press Club on May 21
PR Newswire

Travelin’ Local’s Metro Monday – “Fast. Frequent. Fabulous.”
Travelin’ Local

Treasure Trove of Articles on High-Speed Rail articles
Pedestrian View of Los Angeles

Union Station Opens, May 5, 1939
Los Angeles Times/The Daily Mirror

U.S. lawmaker aims to overhaul DOT
Reuters

What LA Can Learn from Tokyo Bike Culture
LAist

White Paper: Job Impacts of Spending on Public Transportation: An Update
American Public Transportation Association